SameSystem vs Hourglass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SameSystem
Easily track employee work hours with a simple check-in and check-out system. This app ensures accurate time registration for schedules and actual working hours, preventing buddy punching and saving valuable time.
- Single push check-in/out
- Break registration
- Accurate time tracking
- Schedule vs. actual hours
- Prevents buddy punching
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With SameSystem Check-in, you register attendance with a single push in the app, both when arriving, departing, or going for a break. Time registration guarantees that the schedule and actual working hours are identical. The Check-in app makes it convenient, saving precious time, while preventing logging in for others.
Hourglass
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Count down to the moments you're looking forward to. Hourglass shows how many days are left until birthdays, vacations, weddings, exams, premieres and deadlines, and how long it's been since the ones that have passed. • Create a countdown in seconds • Give each event its own style and color • See your countdowns at a glance with Home Screen widgets • Share a countdown with the Hourglass community, or follow ones others have shared • Keep everything in sync across your devices with iCloud • Works with VoiceOver, Voice Control, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SameSystem at Free against Hourglass's $0.99. SameSystem also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
SameSystem is free to download; Hourglass costs $0.99 up front. Hourglass sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SameSystem asks for nothing beyond the download.
SameSystem ships an update weekly, Hourglass every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | SameSystem | Hourglass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SameSystem A/S | SNEH NILESH |
In-app purchases
SameSystem
No in-app purchases
Hourglass
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$5.99
